Man charged with robbery with hurt, remanded at IMH

General Veers · Jan 30, 2012

Man charged with robbery with hurt, remanded at IMH

Published on Jan 30, 2012
By Elena Chong

A 21-year-old man was charged on Monday with robbery with hurt.

Joel Chan You Yi allegedly cut the right hand of cabby Ng Joo Peng, 44, while robbing him of $100 inside the ComfortDelgro taxi along Yishun Avenue 3 at about 6am on Sunday.

He was remanded at Institute of Mental Health for psychiatric evaluation. His case will be mentioned on Feb 13.

If convicted, he faces a jail term of up to 20 years and at least 12 strokes of the cane.

General Veers · Jan 30, 2012

Suspected robber claims to be victim himself

Published on Jan 30, 2012

A man who allegedly robbed a taxi driver, then lied to police officers about being robbed himself, was arrested on Sunday.

At about 6am on Sunday, the 21-year-old man boarded a taxi along Yishun Avenue 3. Once in the cab, he allegedly whipped out a knife and put it to the taxi driver's neck, before shouting 'robbery' in Hokkien.

But the 44-year-old cab driver refused to back down and fought back. In the ensuing struggle, the cabby was cut on his hands and ended up losing $100 in cash. He lodged a police report soon after.

Police officers investigating the case later spotted a man who fit the description of the suspect at about 6.40am. When approached, he claimed he had been robbed of his money and mobile phone.

Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.

Man charged with robbery with hurt, remanded at IMH

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